KeyBank Center Parking
Buffalo Sabres · Buffalo, NY
Know Before You Go
Essential details checked against official venue information.
- Parking payments
KeyBank Center, surface-lot, and LECOM Harborcenter parking is cashless and accepts major credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.
Applies to: Buffalo Sabres games
- Official event parking can also be purchased in advance online.
- Cheapest lot
- $10
- Lots listed
- 2
- Closest
- 0.1-0.3 miles
KeyBank Center is on Buffalo's waterfront at Canalside. NFTA Metro Rail to Canalside station (free downtown). Waterfront area has pregame dining. Ramps $8-15.
Tips & Fan Reports
What fans who park here actually do, and what it cost them.
Post-game traffic clears quickly. Buffalo doesn't have big-city congestion.
The Metro Rail is free downtown. If your hotel is on the rail line, there's no reason to drive.
Rideshare pickup is on Main Street near the arena entrance. Minimal surge after most games.
Lake-effect snow can hit suddenly, covered parking in the Canalside Ramp is worth the walk.
Buffalo parking is genuinely cheap, $10-20 for arena lots is a steal by NHL standards.
Where to Park
KeyBank Center Lots
$200.1-0.3 milesAdvance purchase only
The KeyBank Center ramp is on Illinois Street between Perry Street and South Park Avenue. Enter the surface lot from Baltimore Street via Perry Street.
Official parking in the KeyBank Center ramp and surface lots, with additional event parking at LECOM Harborcenter.
- Canalside waterfront location
- Advance purchase recommended
- Walk along the waterfront
Downtown Buffalo Ramps
$100.2-0.4 milesCheapest
Multiple parking ramps in downtown Buffalo.
- $8-15 range
- Short walk to arena
- Many options on Main Street
Or Skip the Car
- Metro Rail — $2 · NFTA Metro Rail to Canalside station, steps from KeyBank Center. Free in the downtown zone.
Parking Rules
What the pass covers, what gets turned away, and the lots that run on their own rules.
Your Pass
- Parking is available in the KeyBank Center ramp, KeyBank Center surface lots, and LECOM Harborcenter ramp.
- Game-to-game parking is limited, and parking for all events can be purchased in advance.
- Check the facility printed on the parking pass before arrival.
- All official lots are cashless and accept major credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.
- Nearby private lots are not affiliated with KeyBank Center or the Sabres.
- Rideshare pickup and drop-off is at Washington Street and Scott Street.
Accessible Parking
Accessible spaces are available throughout surrounding garages and lots, including both official ramps.
- KeyBank Center and LECOM Harborcenter ramps have accessible spaces on every level beside the elevators.
- Accessible parking is also available in surrounding surface lots.
- Contact Account Services for detailed information about the location printed on a parking pass.
Game-day help: 716-855-4100
Bus & Limo Parking
The Sabres publish two bus-parking options near KeyBank Center.
- Bus parking is available at Perry Street and Michigan Avenue starting at $30.
- A free bus lot is available on Exchange Street, about a 10-minute walk from the arena.
Buffalo Sabres Car Gear
Window flags, plate frames, and decals to fly Buffalo Sabres colors in the lot.
Shop on AmazonAffiliate link — we may earn a commission, at no cost to you. It never affects our prices or rankings. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Report a Price We Missed
Something not on the list, or a ticket or parking price? Tell us what you paid and we will check it.
How We Checked This Page
Every section below names the source it was read from and the day it was read. Where we could not reach a published figure, the page says so rather than presenting an estimate as a checked fact.
- Parking guidance
Official Buffalo Sabres game-day guide, A-Z guide, suite FAQ, and repeated official surface-lot routing notices, read 2026-08-30: exact ramp and surface-lot approaches, advance purchase, cashless payment, accessible spaces, and bus parking. A dated playoff closure was not carried forward as a permanent rule.
- Venue policies
Current Buffalo Sabres A-Z, game-day, mobile-ticketing, ticket-terms, and KeyBank Center parking pages reviewed for Sabres policies.
Not yet checked against a published source
These figures are estimates. Most venues no longer publish the numbers behind them — concession and ticket pricing moved to dynamic marketplaces — so we hold them as estimates rather than dating them as verified.
- Parking prices — Never checked against a published rate: the venue's parking page, read 2026-09-05, publishes none — the ramp, the surface lots and LECOM Harborcenter are cashless and unpriced. The 2026-07-27 figures were compiled from third-party listings (was: "KeyBank Center 2026: downtown lots $5-$20 per event with most starting around $10, among the cheapest in the league").